The professional snooker players have now a few days off, but only a few… indeed the 2026 Wuhan Οpen is already upon us as it starts next Sunday.
Here is the information shared by WST:
Wuhan Open
The Wuhan Open in China runs from August 23-29. All matches up to and including the quarter-finals are best of nine frames, the semi-finals are best of 11 frames and the final is best of 19 frames. All times BST.
Sunday 23 August
Round 1 (Held Over)
02:30
Hammad Miah v Wildcard #1
Gao Yang v Wildcard #2
Ben Mertens v Wildcard #3
Jiang Jun v Wildcard #4Round 2 (Held Over)
07:00
Chris Wakelin v Jordan Brown
Xiao Guodong v Wang Xinbo
Mark Williams v Robbie Williams12:30
John Higgins v Liu Hongyu
Ding Junhui v Liam Davies
Judd Trump v Florian NuessleMonday 24 August
02:30
Si Jiahui v Jiang / wildcard
Neil Robertson v Mertens / wildcard
Barry Hawkins v Miah / wildcard
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ashley Carty07:00
Mark Selby v Fan Zhengyi
Shaun Murphy v Alfie Burden
Wu Yize v Artemijs Zizins
Zhao Xintong v Gao / wildcard12:30
4 x Round 3 matchesTuesday 25 August
02:30
4 x Round 3 matches07:00
4 x Round 3 matches12:30
4 x Round 3 matchesWednesday 26 August
07:00
4 x Last 16 matches12:30
4 x Last 16 matchesThursday 27 August
07:00
2 x Quarter-final matches12:30
2 x Quarter-final matchesFriday 28 August
07:00
Semi-final12:30
Semi-finalSaturday 29 August
07:00
Final12:30
Final
Wow. I have never seen Ronnie playing the in the morning session in China. Is this some kind of a “downgrade”?
I’m not sure it’s an actual “downgrade” but it IS a sign that he’s no longer the number 1 “bums on seats” seller. And maybe, it’s for the best. Maybe – only maybe – less pressure and less expectations on his shoulders can help him to be less tense and play with more freedom and better.
Ronnie’s draw is not pleasant. Possible L16 match again Wu Yize, QF against Selby/Murphy, and SF against Higgins/Kyren/Judd.